Boot Virus protection

[dcdon]

Hi there,

When should the Boot Virus Protection be turned off in BIOS and when should it be turned on?

How does the boot virus protection work?

When should I make sure that it is off? Like if I executed FDISK /MBR?

thanks,
don

 

[David H. Lipman]

Hi Don:

If you use anti virus software than you should NOT be infected by Boot Sector Infectors and
the BIOS protection can be turned-off. How it works I don't know but I suggest asking
Award-Phoenix; http://www.award-bios.com

I also suggest posting this in: alt.comp.virus
And put "ATTN Zvi Netiv" in the subject. Zvi, of Invircible.Com, is an expert in the field
and fully understands this subject matter.

Dave



Hi there,

When should the Boot Virus Protection be turned off in BIOS and when should it be turned on?

How does the boot virus protection work?

When should I make sure that it is off? Like if I executed FDISK /MBR?

thanks,
don